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Association of school, family, and mental health characteristics with suicidal ideation among Korean adolescents
Author(s) -
Lee GyuYoung,
Choi YunJung
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21661
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , mental health , clinical psychology , logistic regression , psychology , socioeconomic status , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , environmental health , population
In a cross‐sectional research design, we investigated factors related to suicidal ideation in adolescents using data from the 2013 Online Survey of Youth Health Behavior in Korea. This self‐report questionnaire was administered to 72,435 adolescents aged 13–18 years in middle and high school. School characteristics, family characteristics, and mental health variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ 2 tests, and logistic regression. Both suicidal ideation and behavior were more common in girls. Suicidal ideation was most common in 11th grade for boys and 8th grade for girls. Across the sample, in logistic regression, suicidal ideation was predicted by low socioeconomic status, high stress, inadequate sleep, substance use, alcohol use, and smoking. Living apart from family predicted suicidal ideation in boys but not in girls. Gender‐ and school‐grade‐specific intervention programs may be useful for reducing suicidal ideation in students. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.